Character
Mandibular TeethDescription
None provided.States
| 0: Single tooth |
| notes: Ventral tooth entirely absent. Only dorsal tooth remaining. |
| coded examples: Metopius (Cultrarius) birkmani, Metopius (Cultrarius) comptus, Metopius (Cultrarius) consector, Metopius (Cultrarius) pectoralis, Metopius (Cultrarius) rileyi (toggle remainder) |
| 1: Two teeth separated by groove, not in same plane |
| notes: Ventral tooth distinctly smaller and rotated inward toward mouth. |
| coded examples: Metopius (Ethimetopius) polyptichi, Metopius (Ceratopius) fuscipennis, Metopius (Peltales) notatus, Metopius (Peltales) errantius, Metopius (Peltastes) bellus (toggle remainder) |
| 2: Two teeth not distinctly separate |
| notes: The second tooth looks as though it is originating as a projection of the lower outer edge of the first tooth |
| coded examples: Metopius (Metopius) krombeini, Metopius (Metopius) mimicus, Metopius (Metopius) pulchellus, Metopius (Metopius) robustus |
| 3: Two teeth along same plane, separated by groove |
| notes: Mainly Metopius (Peltocarus). There are two teeth, but unlike character state 2, ventral tooth arises in the same plane as the upper tooth, close to the anterior edge of the first tooth. |
| coded examples: Metopius (Peltocarus) croceicornis, Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus |
